How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sri Lanka?

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Qatar

14.38 years

in 2019

Sri Lanka

14.46 years

in 2018

Qatar rank

80th

Sri Lanka rank

78th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

Qatar
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.46 years against 14.38 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.07 years	10.48 years	2.6 years	Qatar
1990s	13.28 years	11.83 years	1.45 years	Qatar
2010s	13.74 years	14.13 years	0.3925 years	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Qatar or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 14.46 years against 14.38 years in Qatar as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Qatar and Sri Lanka?: 0.08 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sri Lanka?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Qatar and Sri Lanka rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?: Qatar ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.